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whether it be social domestic or foreign policy. or as for mr couture and he is my long standing associate we see eye to eye on many vital issues of russia's development of and that's vern obvious reason we've known each other for a long time now we worked together back in some petersburg and then he became a member of the cabinet and proved to be one of the most efficient ministers i've always backed him on key decisions and if i didn't he wouldn't be able to work to implement those ideas and principles that he promoted so to a certain extent that was our joint policy so he has his own view on certain things it so happened that they had a disagreement with mr medvedev on a number of issues and since mr medvedev was president we have the right to take the decision that he eventually took. today alexy khujand says that he is ready to rejoin the executive branch if the authorities were more decisive but he's quite reluctant to specify what he means by being more decisive when i ask him to why because more decisive means taking toughes
whether it be social domestic or foreign policy. or as for mr couture and he is my long standing associate we see eye to eye on many vital issues of russia's development of and that's vern obvious reason we've known each other for a long time now we worked together back in some petersburg and then he became a member of the cabinet and proved to be one of the most efficient ministers i've always backed him on key decisions and if i didn't he wouldn't be able to work to implement those ideas and...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia's did pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal and syria would remit now you see because
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia's did pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal in syria which was to overthrow the assad
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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riding daily on these foreign policy issues. leon is literary editor since 1983 and the author of nuclear war, nuclear peace against identity. i might mention that tonight is the relaunch of the new republic. it is really a new era and everyone is excited about that. we will be leaving to go to the new republic party. this is how it is going to go. we will start with 10 minutes from each team. leon will talk about why the u.s. should do more in the syria. that we will hear from josh and aaron on why the u.s. should not go any further. then the leon and bob will rebut their argument. i will begin a discussion by grilling the one or both of the teams on their arguments. the other side will have a chance to respond. each team will have three minutes to answer questions. their answers strike -- somebody could come and uniform and escort you out. let's get to it with bob k. again and leon on why the u.s. should be doing more in syria. >> thank you. thank you senator john mccain who is a national hero for the work he has been doing in
riding daily on these foreign policy issues. leon is literary editor since 1983 and the author of nuclear war, nuclear peace against identity. i might mention that tonight is the relaunch of the new republic. it is really a new era and everyone is excited about that. we will be leaving to go to the new republic party. this is how it is going to go. we will start with 10 minutes from each team. leon will talk about why the u.s. should do more in the syria. that we will hear from josh and aaron...
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the independent foreign policy. here we have to keywords and i believe these two words actually defined the nature of the whole policy. first, independence. why independence is so important for chinese foreign policy and for the country? of course china has been an independent country for many centuries. we cherished independence very much and it is one of our fundamental values. but from 1840 to 1949, china was invaded by foreign power and lost much of its independence. princetons, china's custom services from 1861 to 1911 was controlled by a british official china was coerced into 343 illegal treaties at gunpoint. within authority million kilograms for the war and china lost 1.6 million square kilometers. so during that period it wasn't treated with respect, justice or fairness on the world stage. they are remembered by the chinese nation as a century of national humiliation. this led to the chinese revolution in the 20th century and motivated generations of chinese in the struggle with two national independence.
the independent foreign policy. here we have to keywords and i believe these two words actually defined the nature of the whole policy. first, independence. why independence is so important for chinese foreign policy and for the country? of course china has been an independent country for many centuries. we cherished independence very much and it is one of our fundamental values. but from 1840 to 1949, china was invaded by foreign power and lost much of its independence. princetons, china's...
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premised its foreign policy based on being connected hip joint with the with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the united states and western and western interests who had said assad must go but saudi arabia had its own independent national interests or perceived national interests or the interests of the monarchy the drove it to carry out civil war the blood of the syrian people is on the hands of the saudi government to so to say that there are. kind of this crazy mad dog massacre going to. their arabia ok more easy mark go ahead this is crazy talk we're going to be fair play more night states for the holocaust look at the syrian government has been massacring hundreds of thousands that since randoms that's wh
premised its foreign policy based on being connected hip joint with the with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the...
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policy. what we spend our money on, the projects going on overseas, and a person who was always pointing out, he repeats this so often, i can save, it is the sum of these two things. adam is no longer what the state department, so i can mention that. it is true, we probably spend 3/4 of our money spending on fulbright, international visitors, targeting those people that can make a difference in the opinion landscape. that is the way you can target certain people who are very important, and the shotgun effect when we use the media to reach broader audience. in washington that was not was fully understood and i wanted to put that in the report, that it is not just messaging, not just how you engage in audiences, how you make them see what you are doing and show them we have a point of view that is respectable. i think it is important if you look at the cover of the report, if you see who is on there, it is not a spokesman on there. that is an english-teaching officer, someone in pakistan with m
policy. what we spend our money on, the projects going on overseas, and a person who was always pointing out, he repeats this so often, i can save, it is the sum of these two things. adam is no longer what the state department, so i can mention that. it is true, we probably spend 3/4 of our money spending on fulbright, international visitors, targeting those people that can make a difference in the opinion landscape. that is the way you can target certain people who are very important, and the...
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foreign policy that he had to we didn't know. now at r.t. dot com we're asking you to share your thoughts about wiki leaks so-called kissinger files we want you to go online tell us what you think the revelations. whether make a difference or not you go this way telling us so far the biggest response. there goes sixty three percent that's two percent up from last year as well say the latest batch of published cables reveal more dirty secrets behind us politics this hour twenty three percent of you just about under a quarter believe it simply confirms that all countries are so into high just under ten feet there are eight percent think the whole publication being blown out of proportion just to get attention the minority this out six percent suspect wiki leaks is trying to dupe the public with fake information thanks for your thoughts r.t. dot com is the place where you can make that change all night. no. also on our web site r t congressman welcome predictions for air travelers if you're a nervous flyer scientists say passengers should brace
foreign policy that he had to we didn't know. now at r.t. dot com we're asking you to share your thoughts about wiki leaks so-called kissinger files we want you to go online tell us what you think the revelations. whether make a difference or not you go this way telling us so far the biggest response. there goes sixty three percent that's two percent up from last year as well say the latest batch of published cables reveal more dirty secrets behind us politics this hour twenty three percent of...
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foreign policy reveals the leaks knew only manual from the pentagon. meant to be kept secret of the destruction notice rees destroyed by any method that will prevent disclosure the manual officially orders behavior it says this away is unlawful including instructing u.s. troops to wear the army uniforms of other countries it also calls to infiltrate civilian groups and train quote guerrilla forces that document concludes such illegal interference in other countries is now the rule for american policy u.s. attacks on iran a quote taking a page from the playbook on ukraine and georgia america's training rainy and terrorists knows the b.b.c. responsible for thousands of assassinations but as soon as the pentagon began funding them hillary clinton took the terrorist group off the official terrorist list basic medicines are being blocked by u.s. sanctions on iran the guardian reports this is putting literally millions of lives at risk leading war crimes prosecutor professor francis boyle warns iran's children going down the path of iraq u.s. sanctions since
foreign policy reveals the leaks knew only manual from the pentagon. meant to be kept secret of the destruction notice rees destroyed by any method that will prevent disclosure the manual officially orders behavior it says this away is unlawful including instructing u.s. troops to wear the army uniforms of other countries it also calls to infiltrate civilian groups and train quote guerrilla forces that document concludes such illegal interference in other countries is now the rule for american...
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what is multiidimensional and active foreign policy mean? greece is a country in europe but it's not like the other european countries. we're not lucky enough to be bordered by sweden. our borders are a hot bed. a hot area in the met mediterranean basin inspect is an area that is historically has been a region where there have been attempts to assert one's claims and make attempts associated with the special geostrategic position. some of the arab spring, we have instability in the area. i told you before, it's an energy hub. we are going help the efforts to make greece a region of stability, cooperation, and we want peace and cooperation with our neighbors first and foremost. but this will depend on a mutual acceptance of the role of international law. we have differences. and we believe that these have differences of -- [inaudible] we have open wounds like the cypress issue. which we believe needs to be solved for just by the help of the international community along the lines of the president. which unfortunately haven't panned out. our f
what is multiidimensional and active foreign policy mean? greece is a country in europe but it's not like the other european countries. we're not lucky enough to be bordered by sweden. our borders are a hot bed. a hot area in the met mediterranean basin inspect is an area that is historically has been a region where there have been attempts to assert one's claims and make attempts associated with the special geostrategic position. some of the arab spring, we have instability in the area. i told...
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premised its foreign policy based on being connected to join with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the united states and western and western interests who had said assad must go but saudi arabia had its own independent national interests or perceived national interests or the interests of the monarchy the drove it to carry out civil war the blood of the syrian people is on the hands of the saudi government does so to say that there are. there's kind of this crazy mad massacre going to the lasagna arabia ok more easy mark go ahead this is crazy talk we're going to be fair play more night states for the holocaust look the syrian government has been massacring hundreds of thousands that since randoms that's when
premised its foreign policy based on being connected to join with the shah a time that was two years before the government was overthrown by a popular people's revolution of course saudi arabia has formant its civil war in syria it had a principle a fundamental. desire to overthrow the assad government to create a sunni a sunni government that would be backed by the saw saudi regime it did this in concert with the with got our and others it functioned as a proxy of course for the united states...
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policy issues as well as some economic issues that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen a sign of weakness. now while some analysts double obama's reaction is over the top it's quite mild compared to what some u.s. lawmakers want from sanctions to a full on olympic boycott senators and members of congress are demanding that russia is punished for daring to give snowden asylum and you can tell us what you think this crisis bodes for russia on our website let's take a look at what you guys are saying so far almost three quarters of you seventy two percent here say the u.s. and russia relations were already poor and didn't really affect much but just under one fifth think economic ties are too important and consequently there will be no effect
policy issues as well as some economic issues that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen a sign of weakness. now while some analysts double obama's reaction is over the top it's quite mild...
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foreign policy in. part this after the break. the school board in batavia illinois has decided to punish one teacher for his bad behavior by putting him on a strict probation player what did he do to be deserve being part of this probation plan to do select punch a student in the face or to go in some sort of horribly racist or sexist ranted for the class no he just reminded the students that as americans they have the right to not incriminate themselves to put it more simply he told the students that they didn't have to answer a questionable survey about drug and alcohol use and their emotional state since the data from this questionnaire would be sent back to the private company that created it this raises even more privacy issues than just the school knowing about the students personal lives i would like to commend this teacher john dryden for actually going above and beyond and telling the children something they need to dial you know if you're going to live in a society based on individual rights it would help to actually te
foreign policy in. part this after the break. the school board in batavia illinois has decided to punish one teacher for his bad behavior by putting him on a strict probation player what did he do to be deserve being part of this probation plan to do select punch a student in the face or to go in some sort of horribly racist or sexist ranted for the class no he just reminded the students that as americans they have the right to not incriminate themselves to put it more simply he told the...
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policy in that region philip misspelt foreign policy spokesman for the christian democratic union party thank you very much for coming on r.t. today. well while the new secretary of state looks to me get off on the right foot with allies u.s. special forces get the boot from a crucial afghan province their election involvement in the torture and murder of locals are sparked outrage a ban threatens to leave a key area next to kabul without protection and other stories to be addressed in just a couple of. technology innovation all these developments around. the future. you think you understand it. and realize that everything. is a big. news today. these are the images. from the streets of canada. thank you for joining us here. at the newly appointed u.s. secretary of state john kerry he's in london on the leg of his official foreign tour it's the start of a. country trip which will take him to europe and the middle east one of his main goals is to keep america's allies across the atlantic involved in the arab world. report. john kerry's aides have described this as a listening tour effect
policy in that region philip misspelt foreign policy spokesman for the christian democratic union party thank you very much for coming on r.t. today. well while the new secretary of state looks to me get off on the right foot with allies u.s. special forces get the boot from a crucial afghan province their election involvement in the torture and murder of locals are sparked outrage a ban threatens to leave a key area next to kabul without protection and other stories to be addressed in just a...
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policy consensus who in washington in the halls of power in western capitals drive foreign policy decisions particularly when it comes to iran israel and syria is public opinion constructed to fit the interests of special groups and lobbies and is american foreign policy in the country's own interest. to cross-talk american foreign policy i'm joined by my guests in washington judith kipper she is director of middle.
policy consensus who in washington in the halls of power in western capitals drive foreign policy decisions particularly when it comes to iran israel and syria is public opinion constructed to fit the interests of special groups and lobbies and is american foreign policy in the country's own interest. to cross-talk american foreign policy i'm joined by my guests in washington judith kipper she is director of middle.
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policy issues as well as some economic issues that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen sign of weakness and the same news conference where president obama mentioned the strains with moscow he announced reform of the much maligned n.s.a. surveillance program although he promised more transparency and supervision the american president made it clear that data collection will continue the founding editor of news website and this can't be happening and told us it's just an attempt to calm the public down. first of all it is for press conferences totally for u.s. consumption and secondly. we have now seen five years of this where he says one thing and does another. you know each he is not going to cut back on the n.s.a. spying that's clear or. h
policy issues as well as some economic issues that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen sign of weakness and the same news conference where president obama mentioned the strains with moscow...
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to do about syria is a problem for the west and today, president obama announced the changes for his foreign-policy team. susan rice will be the next security adviser -- and amanda power will be nominated to replace susan rice. here is the chief washington correspondent for the new york times. >> the national security adviser post is the most important national security post in the united states. the adviser who has ranged from henry kissinger, bryzienski, in the -- they bring different opinions and they are different inside the united states government, they are there to organize the president with choices. having susan rice is interesting because she and some of the power were to forces for what they call the liberal interventionists in the u.s.. they were for a much more forceful entry into libya and they convinced the president with hillary clinton, and in syria they have not. >> both of those women said that they are haunted by memories of the american lack of engagement in rwanda and darfur. does this suggest that they will try to change america's position on syria. >> the interesting thing a
to do about syria is a problem for the west and today, president obama announced the changes for his foreign-policy team. susan rice will be the next security adviser -- and amanda power will be nominated to replace susan rice. here is the chief washington correspondent for the new york times. >> the national security adviser post is the most important national security post in the united states. the adviser who has ranged from henry kissinger, bryzienski, in the -- they bring different...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia as they pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal in syria which was to overthrow the assa
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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policy issues as well as some economic issues that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen sign of weakness while some hours double bombers reaction is over the top it's quite mild compared to what some u.s. lawmakers want from sanctions to an olympic boycott senators and congressmen demand russia's punished for daring to give snowden asylum and he can tell us what you think this crisis bodes for russia on our website r.t. dot com well let's now take a look at the votes that we've gotten so far as he almost three quarters of you believe very little will change as relations are too poor at this point already to be affected much now about twenty two percent of the voters believe canonic ties are too important and will weather this crisis and just
policy issues as well as some economic issues that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen sign of weakness while some hours double bombers reaction is over the top it's quite mild compared to...
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all the time you can't make policies on foreign policy or on domestic policies based on opinion polls but because ping is quite volatile what was it. in the syrian issue what do you think could force public opinions change in a more positive direction i mean. turkey has in so many refugees it's already has a major security problem on its south and border there flaw of arms across the border between syria and turkey it is now clear that the opposition in syria is not as democratic as it was i guess initially presented in turkey so what are some of the. arguments that could force the turkish people to change their mind on on syria . to be honest i don't think is going to change very soon the refugees are there probably even more refugees will come to turkey really welcome the policies of the government in that respect treat them very good as guests but of course it is creating in the border areas frustration irritation with the local turks that would happen in any country that received four hundred thousand or more refugees secondly . to syria. in the civil war in syria i mean russia is
all the time you can't make policies on foreign policy or on domestic policies based on opinion polls but because ping is quite volatile what was it. in the syrian issue what do you think could force public opinions change in a more positive direction i mean. turkey has in so many refugees it's already has a major security problem on its south and border there flaw of arms across the border between syria and turkey it is now clear that the opposition in syria is not as democratic as it was i...
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foreign policy chief visited on tuesday. protesters calling for the release of the deposed president mohamed morsi have marched to the intense -- intelligence headquarters. joining me is the professor from political science from cairo university. welcome to al jazeera, sir. nice to have you on the program. >> my pleasure. >> we've seen the e.u. foreign policy chief come and go and now we've got two senior american politicians arriving. what can they add to this political mix? that hasn't already been achieved by what the e.u. hopefully tried to do? >> this means that the united states and europe is very much interested by what is going on because the stability of the region is of great concern for both europe and the united states. so they are listening very carefully to what all the parties could say, so everybody can have a chance to assist exactly what is going on and to listen directly from the concerned parties. i do believe there is some hope after the visit that she was permitted to see former president morsi and talk
foreign policy chief visited on tuesday. protesters calling for the release of the deposed president mohamed morsi have marched to the intense -- intelligence headquarters. joining me is the professor from political science from cairo university. welcome to al jazeera, sir. nice to have you on the program. >> my pleasure. >> we've seen the e.u. foreign policy chief come and go and now we've got two senior american politicians arriving. what can they add to this political mix? that...
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policy whose latest book called strategic which. can actually see how americas could maintain its leadership in a changed world dividing the world into the west and east the west of course includes russia and turkey so it's balancing that with the west means trying to bring russia in for example in the with the p.t.o. and try to bring turkey in into the fold as it were in a kind of balancing row in the west but as far as the ease is concerned brzezinski calls this a complex beast now how to color balance the complexities where most of china's neighbors are china's largest trading partners and they do not want to sour the relationship with china but of course most of those neighbors also fear that china is getting to bake in its us like a one thousand pound panda and even though it is of good intentions and and a lot of the countries fear but china is getting too big so america comes in and provides a kind of military umbrella and and try to rebalance the kind of geopolitics there but if you if you are in china your cost be very very
policy whose latest book called strategic which. can actually see how americas could maintain its leadership in a changed world dividing the world into the west and east the west of course includes russia and turkey so it's balancing that with the west means trying to bring russia in for example in the with the p.t.o. and try to bring turkey in into the fold as it were in a kind of balancing row in the west but as far as the ease is concerned brzezinski calls this a complex beast now how to...
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i think the president does like foreign policy, an all presidents like foreign policy. >> especially in the second term they like it more every day. but i have talked to enough leaders one on one to know, you know, that they have a relationship with the president, we talked to the prime minister of turkey, to the former prime minister of italy, monty, they talk about he was a guy they loved to talk about foreign policy and he was curious and interested. >> absolutely. i was just in turkey last week and i it is clear the use and ts turkish leadership, the president, the prime minister and the rest there like this president, like talking with him, how could presidents not like foreign policy, quite honestly in the united states is has this unique position in the world for all of our -- >> rose: having to go through congress -- >> in second term you don't have to legislate foreign policy you have much more discretion in the united states as commander in chief as legislator. >> rose: primarily domestic. >> but in order to achieve that you have to also keep foreign policy to some extent a
i think the president does like foreign policy, an all presidents like foreign policy. >> especially in the second term they like it more every day. but i have talked to enough leaders one on one to know, you know, that they have a relationship with the president, we talked to the prime minister of turkey, to the former prime minister of italy, monty, they talk about he was a guy they loved to talk about foreign policy and he was curious and interested. >> absolutely. i was just in...
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policy issues as well as some economic issues that that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen sign of weakness. while some analysts double bombers reaction is over the top of squad mild compared to what some u.s. lawmakers want from sanctions to limping boycotts senators and congressman demands russia is punished for daring to give snowden asylum tell us what you think about this story in this ongoing spot that's going on r.t. dot com this is what you're telling us thanks for voting if you have done already if you haven't please do good to hear from you so far almost three quarters of you the. slightly down from last believe very little is going to change is relations already poor anyway twenty two percent of you say it's going to have no effect t
policy issues as well as some economic issues that that the u.s. and russia have in common it just seems that this particular snowden affair has unleashed a level of anger in the u.s. government that has that is preventing them from actually doing what they do very well which is to manage foreign policy manage crises and use the press to do that i think it's actually. a very unique and rarely seen sign of weakness. while some analysts double bombers reaction is over the top of squad mild...
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so i think we're going to see a continuation of venezuelans foreign policy i think there's a difference between criticizing us and being anti american i think will see a promotion of latin american policy the promotion of a multi-polar world that is the u.s. is not the dominant issue on their agenda they have relations with russia with china with europe with with latin american countries and will see i think a continuity within that that's been part of the strength promoted by the chinese administration and my little we should recall was the foreign minister in charge of chalices foreign policy why i think the opposition will definitely be emboldened by the may have a small window to operate the venezuelan constitution permits a recall within three years i wouldn't doubt that unless my little gets traction and addresses these issues significantly and quickly the opposition may mount a challenge again in three years that's what they did to which i was in two thousand and four. still ahead for you here on our turning your back on your homeland i report on how current tax laws and growing
so i think we're going to see a continuation of venezuelans foreign policy i think there's a difference between criticizing us and being anti american i think will see a promotion of latin american policy the promotion of a multi-polar world that is the u.s. is not the dominant issue on their agenda they have relations with russia with china with europe with with latin american countries and will see i think a continuity within that that's been part of the strength promoted by the chinese...
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yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes the regime completely unstable in its core in its essence in terms of its domestic policy in spite of its oil wealth so what it did over the long term was function as a proxy as a client for the united states in the recent years after the onset of the so-called arab spring the saudi arabia as they pursue a more independent aggressive foreign policy trying to carry out regime change against others in the middle east but even when it did so it did so with the united states not against the united states it's the united states and the saudis had the same goal in syria which was to overthrow the assa
yes let's let's first look at saudi foreign policy based not on the shiite sunni division even though that's a factor the fundamental power of their foreign policy is based on their own estimation of what the regime needs in order to stay in power it is a fragile regime it is an absolute it's monarchy it has been in power for eighty years and has never had an election one third of all the people in saudi arabia are migrants the saudi population is dependent on migrant labor for work that makes...
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. >> the president's first foreign-policy priority last term was israeli-palestinian peace. it's unlikely to take the top spot the second time, where most expect the president's focus to be on iran. >> it's hard to believe if we can't get a meaningful negotiation within the next two years that you will not have it read capable of producing a nuclear weapons. then, the u.s. has the choice in its negotiations -- will the solution be containment or is it going to be a preventive strike? >> as he takes the oath again, he will do it with the experience of that presidencies are often formed by crises that happened outside of their control. he will know all folksy brought here last i did not change washington. he will try something -- you have to try something new if you want to accomplish his ambitious agenda this type. >> there are reports that algeria special forces have captured five of the kidnappers involved in the past plant incident. they are looking at the side recovering bodies. >> half how many of the hostages seen in the -- how many of the hostages in these pictures cam
. >> the president's first foreign-policy priority last term was israeli-palestinian peace. it's unlikely to take the top spot the second time, where most expect the president's focus to be on iran. >> it's hard to believe if we can't get a meaningful negotiation within the next two years that you will not have it read capable of producing a nuclear weapons. then, the u.s. has the choice in its negotiations -- will the solution be containment or is it going to be a preventive...
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foreign policy after this hearing would seriously doubt that. now here at r.t. we're always interested to know your view on all of the issues we're covering but today we're focusing on chuck hagel and why his stance has become more hawkish so to say log on to our tea dot com this is so far what some of our viewers think in terms of his new stance this must percent say that he is really changing that it's a genuine change in position this foreign policy on iran about twenty percent say it's a ploy to counter criticism of being anti israeli we heard about that from going to in washington of thirty or so say it doesn't matter he won't have any influence on iranian policy that it will be the same no matter who's in the position it'll be the public policy of the white house and finally the largest amount of you believe that it just proves his own claim but no one can stand up to the jewish lobby given that was of course his claim before he was being grilled on the position of secretary of defense well that wraps up our our news this hour crosstalk is next here on our
foreign policy after this hearing would seriously doubt that. now here at r.t. we're always interested to know your view on all of the issues we're covering but today we're focusing on chuck hagel and why his stance has become more hawkish so to say log on to our tea dot com this is so far what some of our viewers think in terms of his new stance this must percent say that he is really changing that it's a genuine change in position this foreign policy on iran about twenty percent say it's a...
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policy is totally adrift there is no clear foreign policy it's it's as if the country is trapped in the ill defined bush era war on terror you know we're still not really out of iraq i don't see how are going to get in afghanistan power and susan rice seem committed to intervening in syria it nothing makes sense to me you know obama keeps drawing lines in the sand but to what purpose and it's not clear i'm going back to these guys have been repatriated we heard that one of them had been cleared for release in two thousand and six the other in twenty ten if i got any recourse now i don't think so. maybe what they need to do is to march on washington you know obama in his march to washington spoke about the power of movement to bring change i think maybe they need to march on washington organize people and begin to bring change in america's foreign policy but unlike clear if they have legal resource though i know the british government has pressed for release of a number british citizens perhaps the british government in the french government have to demand that the united states make
policy is totally adrift there is no clear foreign policy it's it's as if the country is trapped in the ill defined bush era war on terror you know we're still not really out of iraq i don't see how are going to get in afghanistan power and susan rice seem committed to intervening in syria it nothing makes sense to me you know obama keeps drawing lines in the sand but to what purpose and it's not clear i'm going back to these guys have been repatriated we heard that one of them had been cleared...
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policy consensus in washington in the halls of power in western capitals dr foreign policy decisions particularly when it comes to iran israel and syria is public opinion constructed to fit the interests of special groups and lobbies and is american foreign policy in the country's own interest.
policy consensus in washington in the halls of power in western capitals dr foreign policy decisions particularly when it comes to iran israel and syria is public opinion constructed to fit the interests of special groups and lobbies and is american foreign policy in the country's own interest.
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co-director of foreign policy and focus project at the institute for policy studies. direction is such a better life for a short break it tonight we report from venezuela for you which is becoming an appealing place for those who failed to find economic and social paradise in more traditional a. wealthy british style. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger or a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. well again belfast has seen a fifth straight night of violence as police fought plastic bullets and water cannons and hundreds of loyalist protesters the angry mobs hurled bombs and bricks in your forty's injuring three about sixty officers been booted in bouts of violence over the last five weeks now since city always decision to only fly the union flag on special days there's been reports of loyalist paramilitary groups orchestrating the riots social justice academic peter shallow told us they might want to use the confusion as a base for more violent action there are several issues i think well f
co-director of foreign policy and focus project at the institute for policy studies. direction is such a better life for a short break it tonight we report from venezuela for you which is becoming an appealing place for those who failed to find economic and social paradise in more traditional a. wealthy british style. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger or a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. well again belfast...
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it is the obama administration foreign policy. now if she does it well it is going to go wrong because the direction of the white house is going wrong anyway. she can be mediocre, otherwise she won't be a good secretary of state. the bottom line is looking at the facts. madam secretary said that there were many people in congress to criticize her who did not look at facts. i'm worried the demint -- administration is looking at facts. in libya did not realize they had militia that were enemies. that is the mother of all problems. lou: whether it is libya, whether it is afghanistan, the questions compound themselves, and now president obama makes it clear that we will have even as he is cutting budgets and talking about further cuts in the defense budget pursuing larger missions in, of all places, north africa. >> well, i think we need to prevent the spread of terrorism to north africa because as we learned in afghanistan. lou: it is too late. >> no pomade is not. lou: it is there. >> but you cannot prove it. it takes persistence an
it is the obama administration foreign policy. now if she does it well it is going to go wrong because the direction of the white house is going wrong anyway. she can be mediocre, otherwise she won't be a good secretary of state. the bottom line is looking at the facts. madam secretary said that there were many people in congress to criticize her who did not look at facts. i'm worried the demint -- administration is looking at facts. in libya did not realize they had militia that were enemies....
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quite understand the nature of foreign policy or politics. all presidents are politicians. a good deal of foreign policy is actually domestic politics. president obama has faced -- he has faced a fractious congress for the entirety of his presidency, including a substantial minority who would like to see him impeached our out of office -- or out of office. is a president who has been besieged by a do-nothing congress. he has done clever jujitsu politically, saying to congress, put up or shut up. host: trevor from new york city. caller: talking about these calls from the u.k. -- don't you think the turnaround by president obama and asking for congressional approval is simply because dave cameron lifted the phone and said, take my advice and have the people's input before doing anything? guest: absolutely. i was not inside the white house doubler -- to liberations -- deliberations, but i have no doubt that the vote in the house of commons was very influential in the president's decision, to a decision to ask the congress to provide him with tha
quite understand the nature of foreign policy or politics. all presidents are politicians. a good deal of foreign policy is actually domestic politics. president obama has faced -- he has faced a fractious congress for the entirety of his presidency, including a substantial minority who would like to see him impeached our out of office -- or out of office. is a president who has been besieged by a do-nothing congress. he has done clever jujitsu politically, saying to congress, put up or shut...
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and other brotherly nations in in actually developing economy developing foreign policy and developing a viable economy and all of that since one thousand nine hundred ninety one has been destroyed since the first gulf war destroying iraq which like egypt has a massive arab population but different to egypt have the added strategic bonus of oil so really i think what's happened post mubarak is that the west as ensured that one of the most important political arab nations that's that egypt has been totally destabilized and remember the egyptian government is waiting for what the egyptians call the loan from sunday look there's a protest is a popular protest song about the well bank i.m.f. loan to egypt and all the western newspapers and analysts are saying well egypt's not going to get that loan if this is the destabilisation that is visiting upon the country ok but democracy as just was elected seven months a day and the people the majority of the people who put him in power he is the easy going to be other throne is that likely to happen is that something that they gyptian is one now.
and other brotherly nations in in actually developing economy developing foreign policy and developing a viable economy and all of that since one thousand nine hundred ninety one has been destroyed since the first gulf war destroying iraq which like egypt has a massive arab population but different to egypt have the added strategic bonus of oil so really i think what's happened post mubarak is that the west as ensured that one of the most important political arab nations that's that egypt has...
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putin has been given a veto over our foreman -- foreign policy. it unburdened the administration of the challenge of to face this problem directly. this has been going on for 22 months. if putin is not going to relent, we know about him. he believes in the heavy footprint. not a light footprint. i do is, that it was long ago time to go outside the un and the united states should find its allies. we will find such allies and we two a compost those objectives. >> are we hiding behind putin's skirts to avoid u.s. action? >> putin would love that phrase. [laughter] >> i don't think so. the reality is, it is fear of the uncertainty with respect to the end state that has constrained administration that is creating a policy of risk aversion. i would argue that is cautious and deliberate rather than risk readiness. that is in this situation a difficult thing to think through. i come back to the proposition. it is not even a question of changing my view. i would argue that if you believe you can significantly change the art of the military struggle inside
putin has been given a veto over our foreman -- foreign policy. it unburdened the administration of the challenge of to face this problem directly. this has been going on for 22 months. if putin is not going to relent, we know about him. he believes in the heavy footprint. not a light footprint. i do is, that it was long ago time to go outside the un and the united states should find its allies. we will find such allies and we two a compost those objectives. >> are we hiding behind...
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syria is american foreign policy in the country's own interest. well. it's technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got this huge you're covered. it's quarter past the hour moscow time this is r.t. greece is waiting for brussels to hand over the latest part of a massive two hundred forty billion euro rescue package agreed upon back in two thousand and ten a greek sabrine squeezed by a painful austerity measures in order to meet the bailout terms and while international lenders say athens has actually succeeded in bringing down the country budget deficit other figures show the greek economy is still in a tailspin this report now to our culture. as been three years says greece was granted its massive bailout by international lenders since then the harshest areas he measures have driven the economy into the ground but some claim that the risk hope on the horizon for grace and that it's about to turn a corner let's see now how greece's economy fare is today compared to what it looked like in the last full year before it need
syria is american foreign policy in the country's own interest. well. it's technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got this huge you're covered. it's quarter past the hour moscow time this is r.t. greece is waiting for brussels to hand over the latest part of a massive two hundred forty billion euro rescue package agreed upon back in two thousand and ten a greek sabrine squeezed by a painful austerity measures in order to meet the bailout terms and while...